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| SANTA FE MAC USER GROUP NEWSLETTER September 2005
GENERAL MEETING: (NEW!) Thursday, October 6th, 2005 • LOCATION: (NEW!)Santa Fe Community College: Jemez Room • To obtain a map to the meeting: http://www.santafemug.org/map/map.html TIME OF EVENTS: BEGINNERS SIG: 5:30 PM Hosted by Giuseppe Quinn will host the Beginners SIG. ADVANCE SIG: 6:15 PM Hosted by Brett Goldberg, is designed for the more experienced user however, everyone is welcome. Here you will find the answers to those OS and hardware related questions. Note: *SIG stands for Special Interest Group GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING: 7:00PM Reserved for general interest items concerning the SFMUG. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESENTATION: John Mark Osborne on FileMaker 8. FileMaker 8 is a major upgrade from FileMaker 7 adding features like script variables, copy/paste database schema, drop-down calendar menus, tab control, export PDF and Excel, GetNthRecord, Custom Menus and much more. John Mark Osborne will discuss the new features in FileMaker Pro 8 plus innovative methods for implementing them in your own solutions. FileMaker 7 has not been forgotten as many of the techniques discussed will apply to older versions of FileMaker. No matter what version of FileMaker you have or what knowledge level you have attained, John Mark will show you how to innovate with FileMaker. Make sure to bring your own questions for the Q&A period where John Mark will attempt to answer your questions. John Mark Osborne is best known for his co-authoring of the wildly popular Scriptology book and CD ROM. It has been the standard for FileMaker developer books for the past ten years. John Mark is also one of 25 FileMaker Partner level FSA member helping FileMaker, Inc. with their most important clients. John Mark also updates the most popular FileMaker web site on the internet offering over 600 free files for download www.databasepros.com. John Mark is a featured speaker for the FileMaker Developer Conference and draws crowds of 500 or more people. In 1999, John Mark was presented with an award from FileMaker, Inc for developing outstanding technical resources. Most recently, John became 1 of 8 trainers in the world authorized to teach the Professional Training Series as well as a certified FileMaker 7 and 8 developer. ..... Let one of the SFMUG Board members know and we'll help you tell your story to the group. RAFFLE To go along with his presentation, John Mark Osborne has offered three FiieMaker prizes, one registration for his new Calendar solution, the FileMaker 7 Reference and the OSX Template Set. Cool FileMaker Bling Bling! There will be other fantastic prizes too valuable to mention here for fear of rioting, so come and buy lots of tickets ;-) Ed. Of all the duties connected with the SFMUG, the raffle chairman is always under a lot of pressure to provide interesting gifts to be raffled. Steve Zappe works hard throughout each month to find worthwhile material for the raffle and we all appreciate his contribution. Your purchase of raffle tickets allows this organization to raise necessary funds in support of our outreach programs.
Presents a Two-Part Program Saturday, October 1 in the Jemez Room of Santa Fe Community College In the First Part 10:00 to 11:30 AM Photographer and Digital Artist - Leah Siegel: Curves, Filters and Surprises In this part Leah will be giving a one-and-one-half hour presentation of her methodology in creating photographic images and non- representational drawings. While she will not reveal all of her secrets, she will demonstrate a variety of her favored manipulations, mostly using Photoshop. Leah Siegel: Background Leah's photographs and drawings map interior and exterior landscapes, actual and mental terrains. She uses techniques of intense looking and a vocabulary of personal marking developed over 25 years experience in the production of film, video, photography and digital media. The photographs explore narratives and myths of landscape, reading the topography as a text that tells tales of time and culture. Completely non-objective, the drawings are concerned with mapping and the desire for wholeness, for a universe striving for completion. Leah's professional experience has been primarily in film and video production. In New York City she owned a video production company, which produced a variety of award-winning programs. She has taught film at Long Island University and digital media at New York University and Santa Fe Community College. In addition, she's been exhibiting photographic and digital art since receiving a Master's degree in Photography at NYU/ICP in 1989. Leah's work is in private collections as well as in the New Mexico Capitol Art Foundation Collection, where digital drawings are on permanent display. Part Two - 11:30 to Noon PhotoShop Q&A Bring your PhotoShop Questions and have them answered by a panel of Northern New Mexico's best PhotoShop experts!
Suggestions for programs or offers to present programs should be addressed to: Bob Everett SIG Coordinator Pro Tempore everett@skystudio-online.com
Check out SFMUG’s new Web log or Blog at http://sfmug-blog.blogspot.com/ From there you can contribute to, read posts from others and subscribe to the RSS feed and be kept abreast of the ongoing conversation. Join in, you’ll dig it! Apple Introduces Major Enhancements to .Mac The membership-based online service .Mac now features the following: .Mac Groups, a service that helps members communicate, coordinate schedules and stay in sync with private groups of friends or colleagues; an updated version of .Mac Backup software that makes it easy for members to archive their iLife and other important files; a four-fold increase in combined iDisk and email storage to 1GB for individuals and 2GB for families; and full French and German localization. [Apple Sep 20, 2005] Apple Unveils iPod nano A revolutionary full-featured iPod, iPod nano holds 1,000 songs yet is thinner than a standard #2 pencil and less than half the size of competitive players. The iPod nano features an ultra-portable, lightweight design with a gorgeous color screen, Apple’s patent- pending Click Wheel and the ability to hold 1,000 songs or 25,000 photos. The iPod nano is available immediately in a 4GB or 2GB model, available in stunning white or black designs. [Sep 07, 2005] http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/ Apple Introduces iTunes 5 iTunes 5 sports a new refined look and includes a new Search Bar to make it even easier for users to find what they’re searching for; the ability to organize playlists into folders; Smart Shuffle, which lets the user change the “randomness” of shuffled songs; and the ability for Windows users to automatically sync contacts and calendars from Outlook onto their iPods. The iTunes Music Store has also added parental controls and album reviews and now features a catalog of over two million songs, making it the largest online music catalog in the world. [Sep 07, 2005] ROKR: the World’s First Mobile Phone with iTunes Apple, Motorola and Cingular Wireless today announced the availability of the world’s first mobile phone with iTunes, enabling music lovers to transfer up to 100 of their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their Mac or PC to their mobile phone. [Sep 07, 2005] Cosmic Blobs and Group Lotus present the: Blob Master - Design Challenge for Kids Test your skills as a Cosmic Blobs creator and automobile designer in the Concept Car Blob Master Design Challenge for Kids. We want to find the next great car design that can stand up to the world class style of the Lotus Elise. Boys and girls from 7 to 18 years old are invited to try their hand at building the next great car with the most powerful and entertaining 3D graphics software for kids ever invented. Stretch your imagination to create a stylin’ street machine, a thundering racer or an elegant cruiser. It’s free to enter and three winners will receive an amazing prize package that includes an Apple iPod, an ATI video card, and fantastic Lotus and Cosmic Blobs prizes. Download the free trial of Cosmic Blobs at http://www.cosmicblobs.com/ software/demoDownloadFileServeMac.cfm Save the Date: User Group University Returns to Macworld SF '06 Headed to Macworld, San Francisco in January? The Apple User Group Advisory Board will be hosting User Group University (UGU) on Monday, January 9, one day before the Exhibits Hall opens. Look for details soon in the Bulletin and on the Apple User Group Advisory Board web site. Join us for the best UGU ever. http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/news.html Recent Apple Software Updates iPod Updater 2005-09-23 09/22/2005 (32MB) MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS: My wife Danielle and I made it to Burning Man and back with little damage. Thanks to everyone that covered for me while I was gone! We had a bit of a camera fiasco and I will see what photos we got soon. I will pass along any that are good and PG, but for now here is a very cool Flash presentation of this years Burning Man by Photographer Claudia Rose and Web Designer Lenny Jones. Parental Guidance is suggested, so if you are sensitive to forty thousand strangers camping in the middle of nowhere, creating and performing art, music and some things better not mentioned in mixed company, don't look ;-') http://www.lennyjones.net/burn2005/comicbook2005.htm Giuseppe ..................... !!!SFMUG - member Exclusive!!! As a way to save money for our Members, SFMUG President, Giuseppe Quinn, owner of RedQuyn ZOOM Productions and TFLEYBIAOOS(see above), has offered use of his company's Corporate Discount Webpage at MacMall/PCMall at http://cap.pcmall.com/site/zoomproductions When setting up your own account on the CAP site you will need the following information: username: zoomepp password: zoom123 AFTER logging in to the CAP site (with user name and password provided above),users will be prompted to set up their own individual account for their personal purchases.The advantage to this site is we accumulate group-buying power even though eachindividual has his or her own account. When shopping through this site you will getsome of the best web prices available and it's from a very reputable company. Also, if theprices you find are not the lowest you've seen, you can call the rep and he will match prices. The more we buy, the better the discounts get. Contributed by: Giuseppe. For further details visit http:// www.redquyn.com/capsite.html or email Giuseppe at mailto:zoom@redquyn.com. SITE OF THE MONTH FutureTech Inventor Working Hard on Video Headstones A prototype of the Serenity Panel won an award for the most innovative product at this year's International Cemetery and Funeral Association convention. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/46025.html Mood Paint http://www.alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/eclipse_prodinfo.htm Mac Security Symantec 'scare tactics' don't rattle Mac users By Fran Foo, ZDNet Australia 28 September 2005 12:18 PM Do Mac users think they are immune to security problems or is Symantec and others fishing for a new revenue stream? Do you think Apple should start following Microsoft's model by rating vulnerabilities and patches? Send your comments to edit@zdnet.com.au. SPECIAL MUG OFFERS You must be a current Apple user group member to qualify for these savings. Not a member? Join an Apple user group today to take advantage of these special offers. 1] - Kinemac: Kinemac Animation Systems at a 25 Percent Discount Kinemac is a 3D real-time animation and presentation application for Mac OS X. Kinemac lets you create professional 3D animations with the simplicity of a 2D presentation tool. Just drag-and-drop your images, text, movies, songs, svg and obj files onto the Kinemac stage. You can also create objects such as cubes, cylinders, spheres, 3D text, 2D scrolling text and more. User group members pay only $185 (US) - 25 percent off the regular price of $249 (US). Coupon code mugoffer Check it out. http://www.kinemac.com/store This worldwide offer is valid until December 31, 2005. 2] - MacStyles: Individualize Your Mobile Mac Express your individuality and give your Mac a voice with MacStyles custom-made vinyl decals for PowerBooks and iBooks. Each MacStyles image is tailored to fit your personality, with over 4,000 possible design combinations. What does your Mac say about you? MacStyles are regularly priced at $19.95 (US) or $24.90 (US), with custom monogramming. User group members receive 20 percent off MacStyles orders with the coupon code below. (Shipping costs will be increased for overseas orders.) Coupon code macusergroup Customize your PowerBook or iBook today. http://www.MacStyles.com This worldwide offer is valid until December 31, 2005. 3] - MYM: 25 Percent Off MYM OS X Fundamentals CD & Consultation Max Your Macs (MYM) is offering their newest OS X learning essentials CD, along with an included 30-minute consultation session with author Terry Jarrell, an Apple-Certified Help Desk Specialist, Apple Product Professional and Apple Consultants Network member. Consultation will be via phone, email or iChat (or in person, if local to MYM), with no topic limit. Regularly $49.95 (US), MYM is offering an exclusive user group price of $37.46 (US) + $3.95 (US) shipping. Click on the Essential Learning Series CD link to find out about MYM. Click on "Mac User Group Specials" to order, email maxyourmacs@mac.com or phone +1 386-852-0466. Coupon code elsmug25 Order by web, email or phone. http://www.maxyourmacs.com This worldwide offer is valid until December 31, 2005. 4] - PocketMac: 40 Percent Off All PocketMac Products PocketMac makes a variety of productivity tools for PDA and Mac connectivity, including tools to sync your Mac with your BlackBerry, PC/Pocket PC Phone, Windows Mobile Smartphone or PSP handheld. In addition, with PocketMac GoBetween you can sync Entourage to your iSync Phone/ PDA, or use other products for additional business functions. Save 40 percent off all PocketMac products with the coupon code below. Coupon code USERGROUP Add some power to your pocket. http://www.pocketmac.net This worldwide offer is valid until December 31, 2005. 5] - The MUG Store: Discounts and User Group Offers The MUG Store has free freight to members, RAM rebates and aggressive pricing on new and reconditioned Macs. They've also got one of the largest selections of pre-owned Macs on the planet. 7/1/2005 through 10/31/05 User ID: Mug Password: Store This offer is available to members of U.S. user groups. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS To manage your subscription to either the Newsletter or the HelpDesk: http://santafemug.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter_santafemug.org http://santafemug.org/mailman/listinfo/helpdesk_santafemug.org Email address corrections: Each month the newsletter is sent twice to about 350 recipients. The newsletter is mailed around the fifteenth and the end of the month. If you don't receive it, contact the SFMUG web site and notify us of your problem. If you change email addresses it is helpful to notify the group of the change so we can update the list. THIS IS YOUR NEWSLETTER Over 300 people read the SFMUG news so bookmark this page for meeting Information. http://www.santafemug.org/meetinginfo/ scheduled.html The SFMUG E-mail service is a benefit of your SFMUG membership. If you are not currently a member we thank you for adding your name to the list and hope that you will stop by the Registration Desk at the next meeting and sign up. Send in your problems, announcements, questions, answers and latest tips and news. You can post items for sale purchase. Please submit Mac related items only. Know of a Job opening or looking for Work? Post it in the SFMUG e- mail Newsletter. In the Subject Line of your e-mail please begin the line with SFMUG. When you send an answer or solution to a member, please send a copy (cc:) so that your answer, solution, or "best guess", can then be shared with the other members. Disclaimer SFMUG members submit most of the content of this Newsletter. At times, the SFMUG will edit submissions to make them more readable and/ or fit into the format of this e-mail. The SFMUG attempts to verify the information before posting a submission to the Newsletter. At times the Santa Fe Mac User Group may not be assured of the complete accuracy of the information as it is sometimes difficult or impossible to do so. At other times the submission is the opinion of the person that sent it in. The SFMUG attempts to maintain this Newsletter as an open forum for a group of many members with varied interest and opinions. Use caution and good common sense when submitting material. END SFMUG e-Newsletter GQ |
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